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A religious group called The Satanic Temple has submitted a Satanic coloring book and two fact sheets to a Florida school district, requesting permission to give them out to students in January. The coloring book features cartoon children performing Satanic rituals and drawing pentagrams in school, along with a word search for words like "acceptance" and "friends" and a maze to reach the Necronomicon, a fabled occult spellbook. The children in the book wear Satanic symbols on their shirts and spread anti-bullying and religious tolerance messages. A coloring page features a girl reading in a study filled with Satanic art, books and symbols. A...

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A religious group called The Satanic Temple has submitted a Satanic coloring book and two fact sheets to a Florida school district, requesting permission to give them out to students in January.
The coloring book features cartoon children...

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